ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Wednesday dated in office hearing of a tax matter filed by M/s WiTribe Pakistan.
IHC single bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq heard the case challenging a recovery notice of Rs 457,210,886 in head of income tax. The bench dated in office hearing of the case following absence of lawyers from the court.
Through both the references, M/s WiTribe Pakistan had named Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, LTU, Assistant Commissioner Inland Revenue Withholding, LTU, Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals), LTU, and Federal of Pakistan through the chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as respondent in the case.
M/s WiTribe Pakistan Limited had challenged show-cause notices issued during the month of August for the tax year 2015 under head of income tax under sections of income tax ordinance, 2001.
M/s WiTribe Pakistan had prayed the court to direct LTU not to recover the said amount and abstain from any coercive action in this regard.
The petitioner had prayed the court operation of the impugned notices issued by the tax authority may kindly be suspended till the decisions of appeal pending before the LTU.
The appellant had also mentioned that departmental obligations were not met amid processing the notices of recovery demand while later the adjudication did not addressed grievances of the appellant.
M/S WiTribe Pakistan submitted before the court that the impugned show-cause notices were issued under malafide intentions and had no legal standing or authority and the court may decide on relief which it deemed appropriate in this regard. It also stated that due legal course was not followed by the department in issuing the orders.
